Veneered and reinforced woodwork.



W. B. CUPPETT. VBNEERED AND REINFORCED WOODWORK.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.20,'1913;

Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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VENEEBED AND BEINFQMED. WGOEWORK.

Specification of Letterslatent. Patented Rial, 23, 1915..

Application filed December 20,1913. Serial No. 807,922;

To all whom it may concern: Y

.Be it known that I, 'WrLuAM BENTQN CUPPn'rna citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at 1407 Ninth street, Portsmouth, in the county ofScioto and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Veneered and Reinforced.

. furniture in which the top and'edge surfaces shall be perfectlymatched in grain, so as to closely resemble a solid piece of thickmaterial.

A further object is to generally improve l theconstruction andappearance of veneered work and materially cheapen the cost ofmanufacture thereof.

In theaccompanying drawing wherein is shown an approved embodiment ofthe invention. Figure 1', represents a fragmentary perspective view Icover or the like, constructed 1n accordance with my invention. Fig. 2,represents a.

sectional view therethrough. Fig. 3, repre- I sents a similar view of amodified form of the invention. Figs. 4 and 5, represent fragmentarysectional views of the form of veneer employed in the construction ofwork shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 represents a fragmentary perspective viewof the blank show-- ing the manner in which the same is cut.

. Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 indicates the core of' thematerial preferably formed of defective-rotary cut stock. 2 indicatesany desired number of face auxiliary layers of wood and 3 indicates thesimilar back. The core 1 and crossings'2 and 3 are suitably glued orotherwise fastened together with their grains crossing at rightanglessuccessively and thereafter the ve neer 4, which may be of any grade'orkind of wood desired, is suitably secured over the face layers and theback 5 secured to. the inner face.

of a corner of a-b0okcase "In constructing furniture covers, tabletopsand-the like, inaccordance with my inventlon I 10in the core,layers, back and veneer 1n the manner above described after they havebeen cut to a measurement ineluding the length-and width of the topandthe width of the turned edges 6 representmg the thickness of thematerial in the finished article. As shown in Fig. 6, I cut ii-shapedgrooves 7 in the back of the blank on lines spaced from the sides andedges of the latter representing the desired thickness of the finishedarticle. The grooves 7-, as

will be understood, may be machined and are formed so that the partswhen joined together will fit perfectly. The cuts. or

grooves 7 are also formed of sufficient depth so as to just penetratethe surface of the veneer 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

To fit the blank together after the same has been cut or grooved, thecorners 8 are removedand the edges 9 are turned down and the beveledfaces formed by the grooves 7, fitted and glued together so as toprovide a finlshed article, as shown in Fig. 1, wherey in the grain ofthe -t0p and edge surfaces match and appear as a solid piece of materialcut in any desired rectangular form.

In the modification of my invention as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 thegrooves 7-, ter- Inmate a distance short of the outer surface of theveneer 4. and folding the blank to provide the finished articlepartially rounds the corners of the veneer and presents an exceptionallyneat and desirable appearance.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters-Patent is:

As an improved article of manufacture, veneered woodwork having the topand edge surfaces so matched asto simulate a solid piece of the costlymaterial' forming the veneer, the said improved construction including acostly veneer, a cheap core and backing secured. thereto, a pair ofV-shaped notches being cut from said backing upward to just penetratethe inner surface of the veneer at each point, the said notches being atright angles to each other and intersecting to allow for theentireremoval of the piece embraced between the notches of each In testimonywhereof I have signed my pair to enable the bending of the sides of nameto this speclfication in the presence of lo the pieces of wood work tobring opposite two subscribing witnesses.

faces of each pair of notches into conjunction thus presenting edgesurfaces for a WILLIAM BENTON C piece of veneered wood Work exactlymatch- Witnesses:

ing the top thereof in simulation of a solid EDGAR G. MILLAR,

pieceof material forming the veneer. MARY MILLER SEvERs.

